Fiction and Short story

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Fiction noun - Something that is the product of the imagination.

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Short story and fiction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short story" instead a noun "Fiction".

Nearby Words: fictitious, fictional, fictionally

Short story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.

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Fiction and short story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fiction" instead a noun phrase "Short story".

Howard also made his career on short fiction, with every Conan the Barbarian story save The Hour of the Dragon being a short story.

Source: Short Story
Short Story: Each issue has a fiction section relating to the theme of the month.

Source: Magazine / New Moon Magazine
Has written a fair amount of fantasy, but she's best known for her science fiction, having won two Hugos for novels and one for a short story.

Source: Creator / C. J. Cherryh

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